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The finial on the top is a cast glass stack of books with a typewriter. Instead of a video, this piece features a camera, which shows the viewer on the screen. On the front of the wall mounting is a red button, and when pushed, plays the sound of an old typewriter typing. A 1939 Underwood, to be exact. The sound is of the words, “To Kill A Mockingbird” being typed over and over.

Sunday in the Park with Tim Tate

“In many cultures and religions, relics are believed to have healing powers. My relics are temporal, sounds and moving images formally enshrined, encapsulating experiences like cultural specimens,” says Tim Tate. “And perhaps, to the contemporary soul, they are no less reliquaries than those containing the bones of a saint.” Continue reading

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